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November 6, 2022
Protecting children from climate change impact not child's play
In 2020, 559 million children were affected by four to five heatwaves a year; numbers could increase four-fold by 2050, as per a report by UNICEF
Heat-related mortality is four times higher among children under 1 year of age than in persons aged 1–44 years (Image: Taqver, Wikimedia Commons)
September 26, 2022
Dirty drains 'drain' health
This study found that the sanitary quality of neighbourhood drains, in addition to toilets, affected sanitation and hygiene and incidences of ill-health in rural households.
Dirty drainages, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)
September 9, 2022
Creating jobs while managing air quality
Highlights from a new report released by iFOREST
An old coal-fired power plant has been dumping vast quantities of ash out in the open for many years. (Image: Lundrim Aliu/ World Bank; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
August 19, 2022
Polluted water, hitchhiking microbes and the hidden threat of cholera in India
Better access to clean water coupled with health education to bring about changes in behaviour are critical to prevent exposure to dangerous cholera bacteria that lurk in untreated waters.
The hidden threat of cholera in India (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
July 20, 2022
Poisoned waters of Delhi
This study found a high concentration of trihalomethanes (THMs) in water treatment plants in Delhi that were associated with increased risk of cancer.
What's in your tap water (Image Source: India Water Portal)
July 5, 2022
Poisoned waters, threatened lives
Studies reveal that children are the most vulnerable to the health risks associated with groundwater contamination due to nitrate and fluoride, highlighting the need for urgent remedial measures.
POisoned waters, dangerous outcomes (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Abolish manual scavenging: SC
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Abolish manual scavenging: SC
Thermal power plants Indias biggest water guzzling industry
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Thermal power plants India's biggest water guzzling industry
The water and energy nexus
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The Water and energy nexus

A report released by the United Nations in Tokyo this World Water Day says places where people do not have adequate access to water largely coincide with those where people have no electric power
Find source of uranium contamination in Punjab: Experts
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Need to find source of uranium contamination in Punjab: Experts 
India to get solarpowered toilet
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

India to get its first solar-powered toilet

Hailstorm destroys crop in Maharashtra
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Hailstorm destroys crop in Maharashtra
24*7 water relief for Belgaum
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

24*7 water relief for Belgaum
Dams sold but tribal issues remain unaddressed
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Dams sold but tribal issues remain unaddressed
Railway stations serve contaminated water
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Drinking water at railway stations highly contaminated: Report
Drinking water costs Rs 400 per month in Manipur
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Manipur villagers spend Rs 400 per month on drinking water
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